Armand Philippon

Armand Philippon (27 August 1761-4 May 1836) was a Major-General of France during the French Revolutionary Wars and Peninsular War. He was an attacking general who was steady under fire, commanding a large army in northern Spain.

Biography
Philippon was born in Rouen, northern France, and gained experience fighting in the Army of the Pyrenees during the French Revolutionary Wars from 1793 to 1795 against Spain. After moving to the French Army of Hanover in 1803 he was awarded the Legion d'Honeur and was made a Major-General during the Peninsular War in Spain in 1808. In 1811 Philippon led the brave defense of Badajoz against the Anglo-Portuguese-Spanish army but surrendered and was paroled. In 1812 he broke parole to join Napoleon I in the Battle of Dresden in 1813, but in 1814 resigned from army service.